Word: absorbate
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...Once upon a time there was a Trade Union which grew so big and powerful that it was able to absorb all the other Trades Unions. Ultimately it became know as, The Union, and everybody had to join it. A National Program was drawn up, and a Great Conference was arranged. It was unanimously decided that in the event of the National Program being refused a General Strike should take place...
...dispute between employers and employees this same body could paralyze the hands of the police force, the fire department, and even the representative form of government would disappear under such a system. Labor would dominate; all other classes would cease to exist. The American Federation of Labor would absorb the government, and the whim of its leaders would be the only guarantee of safety for private individuals...
...problem of Americanization attention should be paid to a happy combination of education both of the head and the heart. While it is necessary to read the constitution it is equally necessary to understand it and absorb its spirit. Among all the peoples true Americans are conspicuous because of their intelligent view of government as well as their love for their institutions. NEW YORK HERALD
...staff. Salaries have not increased since 1906. The present scale in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences being for Instructors $1,200-$1,500; Assistant Professors $2,500-$3,000; Full Professors $4,000 to a maximum of $5,500 a year. A fifty per cent, increase, which would absorb the entire income from twelve million dollars, is no more than our teachers should receive...
...Department plan permits a college student to absorb the courses which have hitherto been included in the curricula of the ground schools main tainted at Princeton, M. I. T. and elsewhere...